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Carbon Sequestration by Whales Makes a Minimal Impact on Climate Change

Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere? Despite some hope that this would be the case, a new study led by Griffith University and a team of global researchers has found the amount of potential carbon capture by whales is too little to meaningfully alter the course of climate change.

12 Jun 2023

Energy Vault Selects Plug Power to Supply 8 MW of Hydrogen Fuel Cells as Part of Hybrid Microgrid Back-up System for PG&E and the City of Calistoga

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, announced it will discuss the new partnership, including software collaboration with Energy Vault Holdings, Inc., at its analyst day in Rochester on June 14th.

From Plug Power Inc 12 Jun 2023

HP Decorates Cannes Film Festival with 1500m2 of Sustainable Latex Prints

HP played a leading role at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the annual celebration of global film making, as an official partner and exclusive print technology provider - producing over 1500 square metres of material for the 10-day event in May.

10 Jun 2023

Minnesota Cleantech Consortium Launched to Accelerate the State’s Clean Technology Sector

More than 20 organizations have committed including the State of Minnesota, 3M and the University of Minnesota. The launch coincides with the inaugural Minnesota Cleantech Innovation Day on June 7 at 3M's Innovation Center.

9 Jun 2023

Irving Shipbuilding Commits $545,000 to the Green Harbour Project

The growing frequency and intensity of heat waves around the globe pose "a substantial, persistent 'non-combat threat'" to military training and operations, according to experts in environmental, thermoregulatory and cardiovascular physiology. The scientists explain the threat and necessary steps for mitigating risk in an article published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

9 Jun 2023

Climate Change Linked to the Increase in Aviation Turbulence

Scientists have discovered that the air that airplanes travel through is rougher today compared to forty years ago. They conducted a new study and found that turbulence has increased due to changes in the climate.

9 Jun 2023

New Megawatt-Class Motor Could be a Key Enabler for Greening Aviation

Aviation's huge carbon footprint could shrink significantly with electrification. To date, however, only small all-electric planes have gotten off the ground. Their electric motors generate hundreds of kilowatts of power. To electrify larger, heavier jets, such as commercial airliners, megawatt-scale motors are required.

9 Jun 2023

Highest-Ever Levels of Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Causing Unprecedented Increase in Global Warming

Human-caused global warming has continued to increase at an "unprecedented rate" since the last major assessment of the climate system published two years ago, say 50 leading scientists.

9 Jun 2023

Seaweed Cultivation Could Resolve Food Insecurity While Slowing Climate Change

To help solve hunger and malnutrition while also slowing climate change, some farmers could shift from land to sea, suggests a recent study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. The study was published in Global Food Security.

9 Jun 2023